Aid sought for Tuckerton family displaced by blaze

12:38 AM,
Oct. 8, 2013

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Tuckerton Fire Company is accepting gift cards and monetary donations today for a family whose home burned last week.

The four adults and three children were displaced after a fire broke out in their Pine Avenue home on Wednesday, officials said. The fire, which started in the rear of the house, is being called accidental, Deputy Fire Marshal Bill Hopson said. Moderate damage was done to the house, especially the roof in the back of the structure. No one was injured.

No decision has been made on whether the house is habitable, Hopson said. Utilities in the home have been shut off. ...